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Originally Posted by Patricia
Well, the later ones get even more depressing, Harry. I've read all of them and have decided not to bother any more. I even gave away the paper copies.
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Oh dear, that does sound ominous
. I'll try the next couple and see how the story develops. I'm getting a bit fed up with his never-ending love affair with "Lady Helen" - just MARRY the woman, why don't you?
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And, Harry, if you haven't yet come across her, you MUST try Margaret Doody. She has a series with Aristotle as the detective, set in Athens, Eleusis and elsewhere in the ancient world.
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I've not read those particular ones - thank you for the recommendation. I do read a lot of "historical" detective stories. I love Lindsey Davis' "Falco" series, and also the books of Stephen Saylor (the early ones of which, at least, are based around Cicero's legal cases and are extremely well researched). More modern (in their setting, that is - they are older books) are the "Brother Cadfael" stories of Ellis Peters, which are also very good.